This unique mountain village easily has the most dramatic setting in Albania. Just the journey here is quite incredible, whether you approach over the mountains on foot from Valbona or by vehicle over the high passes from Shkodra. Both a sprawling village along the valley floor amid an amphitheatre of slate-grey mountains, and a national […]

The castle is a field fortification with a rectangular plan of 160 x 125 meters, the longest side being the east-west wall. The preserved constructions of some of the towers and segments of the surrounding walls indicate that the castle is likely to have been built for the first time in antiquity, perhaps in the […]

Tujan Stairway     It is located in the middle section of the Tirana River, where the flow is transversely interrupted by the rocky mountain of Dajt in the south east and Brar in the north west, forming a narrow gorge in the form of an interesting canyon. The Tujan Stairway is 1.2km long, 20-50m […]

This waterfall is located near the village of Shëngjin and is distinguished for its stunning beauty especially in spring and summer with its different colors. The waterfall is supplied with water from Mountain with Holes (Albanian: Mali me Gropa) and forms one of the tributaries of the Erzen River. It is 30 meters tall visible […]

The Karst of the Mountain with Pits lays on the altitude of the Mountain with Pits, whose name is related with the numerous holes which are very dense and with strange views formed by the karts process, or by the melting of the lime stones in water, which this mountain is made of. The karts […]

This museum is set up in the premises of the former anti-atomic shelter of the Interior Ministry. The Interior Ministry tunnel was built between 1981 and 1986 and can be considered one of the last “major works” performed by the communist regime. This bunker in the then-code called the “Pillar Object” consists of 24 rooms, […]

Beginning from April 2016, “Bunk’Art” is open to the public permanently. In June 1978, the dictator Enver Hoxha inaugurated the anti-nuclear bunker built by the then communist government. It is a 5 floors underground building with 106 rooms and a congress hall, now transformed into a historical-artistic center called “Bunk’Art”. “Bunk’Art” contains: The Historical Exhibition, […]

  Tirana is undoubtedly one of the liveliest and most transforming cities in Southeast Europe. A city that seemingly never sleeps, full of friendly faces and featuring surprises hidden around every corner in Tirana and its surroundings. 1. Colorful city Tirana has become famous in the international arena for the interesting colorful facades covering the […]

  The Congress Palace was designed and built in the 1980 as a symbol of communist ideology and the power of expression of totalitarian regime. Construction works began in 1982 and ended up four years later in 1986. The building construction was inspired by traditional buildings of Gjirokastër, Berat and northern Albanian towers. The Congress Palace is […]

Built in 1931, this house originally had the function of an obstetric clinic, at the initiative and direction of the notable Albanian doctor Dr. Jani Basho (1892- 1957). During the World War II, under German occupation, the building was under the control of the Gestapo. In the post-war years, this house was used as an […]